Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-01
ST. ALBANS VICTORIOUS,
THE BURLlNGTONS DEFEATED WE'D
NESDAY BY A SCORE OF 5TO2,
A Fine Audience Witness the Sharpest
Game of the Season at Athletic Park
10th Sides do Remarkable Work
Burlington out Batted.

The game at the Athletic Park Wednes-
day between the st. Albans and Burling-
ton mines drew good sized audience of
our representative people, who went eX
pecting to see a close game. In this they
were not disappointed for it is pronounced
by good judges to have been the finest
game of the season in this State if not in
New England Especially was this true
of the contest until the opening of the
seventh inning when each side had scor-
ed one run. In the seventh and eighth inn
ings the home team made several costly
errors and the visitors ran in four men,
while the Burlingtons made one run. The
St. Albans boys did not take the last half
of the ninth inning and the final score
stood to > in favor of the visitors
Lincoln led off for the BurlIngtons by
striking out. Roach hit two Dagger,
Edmunds out by pitcher to first and Line
han out by third to first For the ST. AL
bans Rudderham flied out to centre, Long
made "A base hit, Downey flied out to
pitcher and Brennan was out by pitcher
| to first.
In the second McGurk flied out to
centre, Coughln hit out to lett, Gran
vile hit a grounder which pitcher missed
and reached first and stole second. Wood
| bury hit liner near third for base and
Granville scored. Burrell out by short
stop to first side out. Mullgan hit for a
base stole to third where he was caught
mapping by a neat throw from Granville.
| Barrett ana Hoyt were each put out at
| first.
In the third Lincoln was out by third to
| first. Roach struck out and Edmuuds
hit ii liner ont to third side out. Roche
took first when hit Wright struck out
"Ruddy'' reached first and Roche scored
Long hit for base. Downey flied out to
! pitcher and Brennan was out to first.
Iinehan was out in the fourth by third
TO first, McGuirk by short stop to first and
Cuughlin by second to first. For the st.
Albans Mulligan flied out to third, Bar
rett hit out to pitcher, Hoyt hit for base,
but was caught mapping at second.
In the fifth Granville reached first on
error of short stop, but was shut out at
second. Woodbury. flied out to third and
Burrell hit sout to second, sending the
Burlingtons to the field. Roche and
Wright made base hits, but the latter was
out at second. "Ruddy" struck out
Long took first on short stops error, and
| DOWney flied out short stop.
Lincoln was out by pitcher to first in
the sixth, Roach flied out to second and
| EdmundS was out by second to first. For
the st. Albans Brennan took base on balls
but was out at second, while Mullgan
took first. The latter was out by third
20 second. Barrett reached first, but
HOyt hit out to snort stop.
ln the seventh Llnehan hit for a base
and stole second. McGuirk struck out
Coughlin made base hit and Linehau
scored. Granville struck out, Woodbury.
out by pitcher to first, side out. Roche
hit for base, Wright flied out to centre
"Rdddy" took base on balls, but was de
clared out because hit by Longs groundel
near second, while Roche scored Dow
ney took first on seconds error and Long
scored. Brennan struck out.
The excitement now became intense
the st. Albans boys playing as they never
played before. Burrel struck out Lin
coin flied out to centre and was out at
first. For the visitors Mulhgan and b,
rett hit tor bases. Hoyt flied out to left
Roche took first on centres error and
MulIgan second. Wright out at fisst
while Barrett scored "Ruddy" tried
hard for first but was out by second tC
first
In the ninth Edmunds made daisy
base hit but was out at second, while
Llnehan took first. The latter in turn
was put ont at second and McGuirk was
put out at first Following is the sum
mary